The Sword of Shannara Trilogy

The Sword of Shannara Trilogy

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The cover of The Sword of Shannara Trilogy
Author Terry Brooks
Illustrator The Brothers Hildebrandt
Darrell K. Sweet
Cover artist The Brothers Hildebrandt
Darrell K. Sweet
Country United States
Language English
Publisher Ballantine Books
Del Rey Books
Published 1977 - 1985
Media type Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
No. of books 3

The Sword of Shannara Trilogy consists of the first three Shannara novels (The Sword of Shannara, The Elfstones of Shannara and The Wishsong of Shannara) by Terry Brooks. Though not originally written as a trilogy, the novels were published as The Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Del Rey Books.

The Books

The Sword of Shannara

The first novel of The Original Shannara Trilogy chronicles the adventures of the brothers Shea and Flick Ohmsford in their quest to retrieve the Sword of Shannara to defeat the Warlock Lord who threatens the Four Lands.

The Elfstones of Shannara

The second novel of The Original Shannara Trilogy follows Shea's grandson, Wil Ohmsford as he aids the endangered Elven nation, helping it survive a horde of demons coming through from their sealed off dimension, the Forbidding.

The Wishsong of Shannara

The final novel of The Original Shannara Trilogy details the quest of Jair and Brin Ohmsford, the children of Wil, to save the Four Lands from the evil magic within a tome called the Ildatch.

Characters who appear in multiple books

Few characters appear in more than one novel in the trilogy, though many references to previous characters are evident. Those who appear in multiple books include:

See also

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